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Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC
Issue No. 08 pick · August 14, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026
Setup Snapshot
The Setup in One Card
How MPC moved and the catalyst behind the move, from its Issue No. 08 write-up. It is not on the current Scoreboard, so it carries no Friday Five Score this week.
Issue No. 08
Original Pick
Sector Trend
Leadingup 3.7 percent
Covered In
Issue No. 08 · August 14, 2026
Catalyst
Supply ShockBrent settled about 5% higher at $87.72 as Hormuz reopening hopes faded
Return measured from the Thursday, August 6 close to the Thursday, August 13 close, the week it appeared in Issue No. 08.
Why It Moved
The Story Behind the Move
Catalyst
Brent settled about 5% higher at $87.72 as Hormuz reopening hopes faded
Why It Mattered
Refiners earn on the gap between crude and fuel prices, and a supply disruption widens that gap. The company had reported a refining margin of $36.33 a barrel for the second quarter on August 4.
Risk Note
The entire move rests on a waterway staying closed. One week earlier the same story ran in reverse and crude fell 6.6% on news that a deal looked close.
Reader Takeaway
When a stock moves on geopolitics rather than on its own results, you are holding a headline, and headlines reverse faster than businesses do.
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